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    Proprietary software's inferiorities, such as this control center downgrade, remind me of that one Dhar Mann video where kids enjoy homemade food and insult what the "award winning pastry chef" made. (lemmy.ca)
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    [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    It's never going to be the year of the Linux phone until there's one that actually has specs to do the things the majority of people want

    Thus far, all the Linux phones I've seen had laughable specs. There's the Liberux NEXX, but it's still at the concept stage

    [–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    It's also $1500.

    [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    Step one is making it exist, step 2 is making it marketable and scalable. Expecting this for competitive pricing in the early stages is unrealistic. Until there’s a real market for truly open phones pushed with millions in marketing to go along with competitive hardware that takes ages to develop, the well-priced phone will remain laden with unauthorized changes, tracking and advertising. This is all before you get software developers on board before it actually sells to people.

    Unless all you need are phone calls or text messaging. That could probably be done at a reasonable price. There’s probably already several decent projects out there to homebrew that.

    [–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    PinePhone is available at half the price, and they're striving for the same thing.

    [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    Great example. But if you’ve seen videos on them, most people wouldn’t be willing to use it. It’s not about getting nerds like us to buy one, it’s about getting someone used to the latest iPhone to use it.

    [–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    Where are this video? I'd like to see it, honestly.

    I've tried searching for it, and I couldn't even find any real person (outside of ads) actually getting their hands on it.

    [–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

    Many come up when searching Pinephone Pro on YouTube. I don’t want to link any in particular because I can’t vouch for them, but they’re definitely out there. And they’re all about 3 years old.

    I watched a few when it was new and it was clear it was for geeks. The killer for me is banking. Until banks are onboard with mobile check deposit, I probably can’t see them fully taking off.

    [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago

    Perhaps closer to what you're thinking of? https://furilabs.com/shop/flx1/

    [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

    Trolltech made a great phone, apparently.